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Milwaukee Brewers OF Ryan Braun became the fastest player in franchise history to reach 1,000 career hits when he picked up singles in each of his first two at-bats Friday, July 20, against the Cincinnati Reds. It was his 815th career game. Hall of Famer Paul Molitor held the club record before, posting 1,000 hits in 835 games, while fellow Hall of Famer Robin Yount accomplished the feat in 948 games.

Adam McCalvy, of Milwaukee.Brewers.MLB.com, reports the Milwaukee Brewers are not interested in interviewing former Brewers great Paul Molitor for either of their coaching positions. "We haven't talked about Paul. I think he's happy with the position he has in Minnesota," general manager Doug Melvin said.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III reports Minnesota Twins OF Torii Hunter wasn't thrilled with the selection of Joe Vavra as the team's new hitting coach, but Vavra is reaching out to Hunter to try and soothe differences. "Nothing against Joe, but I thought Paul Molitor or Don Baylor or someone who had done something in the game would help," Hunter said. "If you want to increase offense, you would want to do that. All I can do is voice my opinion."

The Associated Press reports the Minnesota Twins named Paul Molitor a roving instructor. Molitor will be responsible for coordinating the baserunning and infield instruction within the Twins' minor league system, the team said Monday.

Tim Korte, of the Associated Press, reports the Seattle Mariners front office has told Seattle hitting coach Paul Molitor he is free to pursue a job elsewhere, even though he remains under contract through Oct. 31.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's John Hickey reports Mike Aldrete will fill in for Paul Molitor as the Seattle Mariners' hitting coach over the weekend, with Molitor attending his Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown.